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Friday, December 30, 2016

It's the last Friday of the year! I appreciate all of you who are followers of my blog. It has been a challenging year for me. I am hoping that the new year will have fewer bumps in the road!Today I am sharing a card from my friend, Cherylin. I thought it was perfect for this last Friday before New Year's Day.

She created the card with a shaker window full of confetti. The sentiment is from the Endless Birthday Wishes set, and I'm not sure what the circle stamp is from. If anyone knows and can help me out, please leave the info in a comment. Very fun card, thank you Cherilyn. It looks like fireworks, perfect for New Year's Eve. Have a great one!Happy New Year,Trude

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

This is the last Tuesday of the month! Hard to believe. I hope you are enjoying my weekly tutorials. If you are, I would really like to hear your comments and appreciate your shares and 'likes'.I used the Wild about Flowers stamp set for this card. This card is a simple, single layer card. There aren't any fancy techniques. The Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp pulls it all together to create a unified piece. That's my tip for the day...use a stamp, such as the stamps that are in the Gorgeous Grunge set, that can be stamped over 'white' area in a piece to add interest and pull the entire piece together. The Wild about Flowers stamp set has a couple of sentiments that are specifically for retirement cards. I have had several teacher friends retire recently and have a couple more coming up, so I thought that the Writing Note stamp, stamped as the background, would be perfect for the occasion. The Writing Note stamp can be omitted and just the splatter stamp used and it will still be a nice retirement card.

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Friday, December 23, 2016

Here's a floral card from my friend Betty. She used the Stampin Up Flower shop stamp set. The leaves are from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set.It may be winter, but the days are getting longer and it won't be long before we will see flowers blooming again. Until then, we can start stamping some floral cards.

Thanks for sharing, Betty. If you would like to share your artwork with others, you can mail me a card, or even attach a photo of your card to an email.Have a blessed day,Trude

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Have you been enjoying the Paisleys & Posies stamp set? It is a fun one and you can create your own retro cards with it.Today I used the beautiful Designer Series paper that coordinates with the stamp set and also the Paisley Framelits dies, but I used the Heartfelt Sympathy stamp set.

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Yea, another Friday!This card is from my friend Kim. I like the way she two-step stamped the flowers really close to fill in the background. I think this might be a retired Stampin' Up! set. Thanks for sharing, Kim.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

It's been a long time since I created a banner so when I got the cookie cutter stamp set and punch I decided to create one.This is a simple one because all of the banners use the same pieces. I used the Banner Triple punch to punch the bottom of each 2" x 6 1/2" piece of either Real Red or Cucumber Crush cardstock.Then I stamped a bunch of gingerbread cookies on Whisper white cardstock, punched them out, added little punched hearts and attached them to the bottom of each banner.I die cut large glittery letters and attached them to the top of the banners.The paper at the top is from the This Christmas Specialty Designer Series paper pack. I cut strips so that they would match all the way across.

Friday, December 9, 2016

It's Friday again and I have another friend's card to share with you.This one is one that I should have posted before Thanksgiving, but was too busy to reschedule the post that I had already created for that Friday Friend Share! Jeannie created this spectacular card. Thank you Jeannie for sharing it with me.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

It's time for another Tuesday Tutorial.My sister lives in Nome, Alaska and I went to visit her a year ago. Such an interesting place. I got to walk on tundra and pick wild blueberries and see musk ox herds, reindeer and a grizzly bear.When I saw this cookie cutter set I knew I had to have it because of the Alaskan cutie!

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Remember this Embellished Ornament set that came out last fall and was carried over to this year's Annual Catalog? I used current Designer Series paper and the Real Red Glitter Stampin' emboss powder. I think it makes a nice updated version. It's also fun because it is a window card. Get the tutorial below!

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Cozy Critter Hostess set card tutorial.How do you get it? Host a class or workshop. It can even be a catalog party. Contact me to find out how!

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Friday, November 18, 2016

One thing that I like about rubber stamping is that it is easy to be creative, even if you can't draw. Here's a card from my friend, Kim. She may be able to draw, I don't know, but this is a fun card that she put together on the theme of creativity. I think it illustrates that concept quite well!

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Do you like the ambience of candles? Put one on your Christmas card!This card is another Clean and Simple (CAS). That is what we are doing for this hectic month, keeping things simple.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

This is one of the projects that we made during a September card class. The card is elegant, but simple to create. The stamp set is Joyful Nativity and it is a new set this year that you will find in the Annual Catalog.

Friday, November 11, 2016

My friend, Betty, made this red bird Christmas card for me. I think the branches are from a Stampin' Up! set that is now retired (not positive about that).I sure wish that we had cardinals on the west coast. I have seen them in Tennessee and Nebraska! They are beautiful, my favorite color!

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About Me

I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator at the end of 2011, but I have been crafting and stamping for many years.
My mother and her mother are/were into crafts, sewing, quilting, needle arts and passed the love of arts and crafts on to me and some of my siblings.
I am also an elementary school teacher. I guess that is why I like to share my interest in crafts with others!

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